The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-04-16

/ In spite of the prominence which the
sons of rich men hold, there is a well.
/ defined spirit to suppress any attempt at
hashy display Most men dress fashion
! ably, but very few exquisitely, to use that
word in a well-understOOd sense. The
| style of students apparel has, however,
certain characteristics that make it dis
! tinctive That wherein the aff1uence of a
/ students allowance first asserts itself is
/ the furnishing of his apartments These
consist of study and two small bed
| chambers usually occupied by two
/ friends Many of these rooms are adorned
| in the most elegant and luxurious man
ner. The walls are decorated with lin
crusta. with frieze and dado of tasteful
design. Smyrna rugs cover the floor of
tesse1ated woods, and high-art furniture,
with satin upholstery and expensive
tapestries, is ranged about the room in
graceful negligence.
On the walls hang paintings and en-
cravings with subjects best calculated to
appeal to students taste. The Queen
Anne mantel is full of costly bric-a-brac,
and the space not occupied by these fan
tastes is filled with programmes, German
favors, barber shop signs, prizes, society
plaques, trophies, photographs of "con-
quests" and the host of other mementoes
of events dear to the college student.
RATHER DANGEROUS FOR THE CONvIvIAL
It must not be supposed, however, that
extravaganza in decorating apartments
carries with it, necessarily, the idea of
prodigality or fastness. There is nothing
is the possession of handsome surround
ings that should induce a student to for
sake his scholastic pursuits 1t very
often happens that elaborate quarters are
occupied by man of most correct and
studious habits.
1t is really rather dangerous for man
of convivial tendencies to adorn his room
extensively 1t frequently occurs that
company of hilarious guests will trans
form collection of Partisan statuettes
into an array of reminiscent torses; satin
covered touches Will, under their etfu-
Sive influence, assume the doubtful de-
signs of Gobelin tapestries, Smyrna rugs
will take on the mysterious weaving of an
Indian shawl and valuable pain -ings will
acquire peculiar blotches and blemishes
that bury it's authenticity in a mysterious
gloom that ought ordinarily to enhance
the worth 100 fold. 1t has happened
within the memory, too, of one of the
youngest inhabitants of Yale, that an Oc-
cupant of a $4,000 suit in Farnum, enter
tanned gathering of classmates at Gan
evening tea" and when he awoke the fol
lowing afternoon he sent for a teamsteT
to haul away the debris and spent an
other 600 in refurnishfng his quarters.
ANOTHER SIDE To TIRE PICTURE.
But it must be said in mere justice that
the style of adjoining quarters at Yale is
as general thing not near so extravagant
as that prevailing at some ether universe
ties. Three thousand dollars expended
on rooms in Matthews or Weld at Har-
ward is quite an ordinary proceeding. In
Beck hall there are several suits, the
adOrnment of which entailed an eXpendi- |
ture of so, 900, $12, 600 and even $40, 600 In
the latter dermitory there is at present
young ma1-from California probably |
who has his furniture insured for $15, 000 |
There is another side to the picture Up |
under the roof of East Divinity hall the |
reporter saw room that may serve as
type to the other extreme. There was nc
carpet on the floor; the furniture consisted |
of three straightforward chairs, an old |
style lounge covered in green Oil cloth and |
a large homemade table. Upon the board |
placed above the fire place to serve as !
mantel were some old books, two half |
consumed candles and a clock with dis
NAL tick-tock.
There was not picture on the walls
nothing anywhere to relieve the dizziness
of the place excepting a blue flag that
hung under the dirty, unused gas-fxtures
and indicated that the occupant Of the
den had once rowed a successful oar in
the class boat races. The occupant sat at
the table straining his eyes in the twi-
light over the pages of the philosophical
essays of somebody or other. 1t was plain
that his scrupuleus economy restrained
him from lighting the rickety German
lamp as long as there was a single ray of
daylight with which to pursue his work.
New York World.